CHEER team launches the Community Partner Toolkit
Aug 23, 2023
The community-facing toolkit is designed to educate learners about the importance of community-engaged research The Community Health Equity & Engagement in Research (CHEER) Team has launched a community-facing toolkit for researchers to share with their community partners! The Community Partner…News Topics: CTSI
StudyFinder upgrades connect research teams with study participants
Jun 1, 2023
Upgrades to Penn State’s clinical research database now make it easier for faculty to connect with participants for their research studies. StudyFinder, the University’s clinical research study database, now allows research participants to create a personalized profile, and receive communications…News Topics: CTSI
CTSI research navigator provides guidance to Penn State researchers
May 22, 2023
Penn Staters across the commonwealth have a new resource to help them carry out their research projects. Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s research navigator connects faculty, staff and students with research resources like funding opportunities, using data and informatics…News Topics: CTSIresearch support
Expertise, data resources build CTSI informatics core’s infrastructure
Apr 17, 2023
One challenge researchers face is in accessing and analyzing big data, modern artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) methodologies to answer important clinical research questions necessary for larger studies. Up until recently, large sets of data from biomedical and health research…
Student translational science training programs now accepting applications
Feb 8, 2023
As part of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences‘ (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, Penn State is one of more than 60 organizations nationally charged with delivering infrastructure and training to improve the health research process. Penn State…News Topics: CTSI
Penn State CTSI accepting applications for Bridges to Translation pilot funding
Jan 24, 2023
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)invites applications for its Bridges to Translation pilot project funding, to help build connections across the translational spectrum of the health and biomedical sciences. CTSI will provide up to $240,000 to support interdisciplinary,…News Topics: CTSI
REDCap support increases and boasts new features for researchers and users
Dec 21, 2022
REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a secure, web-based application for databases and online surveys for research purposes. It is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to collect protected health information. As Penn State Clinical and Translational…
Penn State CTSI core services expand to include implementation science
Dec 5, 2022
One of the greatest challenges faced by scientists and health care practitioners might be the translation of research findings from the lab to their implementation in real-world settings. In other words, the academic and research community is constantly innovating, finding new, evidence-based…News Topics: CTSI
Deadline extended for community engaged research fellowship program applications
Sep 28, 2022
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)’s Community-Engaged Research Core is accepting applications for the 2023-24 Community-Engaged Research Fellowship Program now through Oct. 24. The program provides training and a mentorship network to scientists interested in advancing…
REDCap Mobile App Now Available for Penn State Researchers
Aug 24, 2022
The REDCap Mobile App adds a new dimension to REDCap by providing users with a tool for offline data collection where internet connectivity is unavailable or unstable. Penn State research teams can now collect their data in a mobile app on an iPhone, iPad, or Android phone or tablet. With REDCap…News Topics: CTSIData Management
$3M grant to fund research into disparities in hospital patient transfers
Jul 13, 2022
Each year, one in five Americans visits the emergency department, and approximately three million of them are transferred to another hospital for a variety of reasons. A $3 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities will fund a Penn State-led project to…
Eight junior faculty begin Mentored Career Development KL2 Program
Jul 8, 2022
Penn State researchers with varied research interests, including identifying mental health risk factors, improving quality of life for aging adults, and combatting chronic disease in vulnerable populations, have embarked upon a training program in clinical and translational sciences. The Mentored…News Topics: CTSIKL2 Scholars
Community-Engaged Researcher Survey
Mar 28, 2022
Penn State faculty are invited to participate in a survey as part of a collaborative Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) and Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) initiative to strengthen existing and foster new community-academic partnerships in community-engaged…News Topics: Social ScienceCTSI
Kraschnewski named director of Clinical Translational Science Institute
Feb 9, 2022
Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski has assumed the role of director of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute effective Feb. 7. Kraschnewski will be leading the CTSI along with associate directors Susan McHale, Nikolay Dokholyan and Christopher Sciamanna. Kraschnewski takes over the…News Topics: CTSI
Bridges to Translation offers funding for pilot projects
Nov 7, 2021
As part of its mission to accelerate discoveries to benefit human health, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute regularly awards funding to support pilot projects through its Bridges to Translation award. The translation of biomedical and health discoveries to application is a…News Topics: CTSI
Penn State receives $25 million to enhance medical research, human health
Oct 22, 2021
Expanded partnerships, access to clinical trials, and new medical and behavioral treatments and interventions reaching individuals more quickly will benefit communities in Pennsylvania and beyond thanks to the renewal of Penn State’s Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) funded by the…
Applications now open for translational research Early-Stage Investigator Training Program (KL2)
Sep 2, 2021
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute is now accepting applications for its Early-Stage Investigator Training Program (KL2) to provide research training. The two-year program is funded through a National Institutes of Health KL2 grant that is a part of Penn State’s Clinical and…News Topics: CTSI
Registration is open for 'Uncover the Power of Observational Studies'
Aug 27, 2021
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute will present "Uncover the Power of Observational Studies" at its next Research Methods Seminar Series from 4 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 14. This seminar series is held virtually. The Research Methods Seminar Series features statisticians and…News Topics: CTSI
Four themes identified as contributors to diseases of despair in Pennsylvania
Jul 26, 2021
Financial instability, lack of infrastructure, a deteriorating sense of community and family fragmentation are key contributors to diseases of despair in Pennsylvania communities, according to Penn State College of Medicine and Highmark Health researchers. The researchers conducted four focus…News Topics: CTSIdiseases of despair
Engage Podcast highlights project
Jun 28, 2021
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute released the latest episode of its Engage Podcast discussing research into e-cigarettes. Andrea Hobkirk, Ph.D., an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavior health, discusses her work into how the brain responds to flavored e-cigarettes…News Topics: CTSISubstance Use
'Research Questionnaire Design' webinar to be presented June 10
May 19, 2021
A session on “Research Questionnaire Design” will be presented at the next Penn State College of Medicine SMaRT Connects webinar series from 1 to 2 p.m. on June 10. Team members from the Penn State Harrisburg Center for Survey Research will present how to organize research survey topics and connect…News Topics: CTSI
Training seminars offered for patient population discovery tool TriNetX
Apr 30, 2021
April 29, 2021 Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute is offering four training sessions for its patient population discovery tool for health research, TriNetX. Training sessions will be held virtually on May 26. Registration is required for each session. Through TriNetX, the Penn…News Topics: CTSI
Workshop: Dynamical Systems Approaches to Intensive Longitudinal Data
Apr 12, 2021
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute will present the workshop “Dynamical Systems Approaches to Intensive Longitudinal Data” from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on May 12. Sy-Miin Chow, SSRI cofunded faculty member and professor of human development and family studies, will provide an overview…
Data science talk to focus on COVID-19 database available to Penn State faculty
Apr 9, 2021
Finding the right dataset can sometimes be a challenge in data science. A new initiative will provide Penn State researchers with access to a trove of COVID-19 data, updated frequently by health care systems around the United States. Penn State faculty can learn how to get access to the database…
Podcast episode discusses sexually transmitted infection testing in young people
Mar 24, 2021
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute released the latest episode of its Engage Podcast discussing research into sexually transmitted infection testing in young people. Winnie Adebayo, Ph.D., an assistant professor of nursing at Penn State College of Nursing, discusses her work…